Calls Murphy the 'clear choice' in race to represent 5th District

Published
7:24 pm EDT, Thursday, October 21, 2010

Congressman Chris Murphy is the clear choice to represent us in the 5th District. Chris has proven, in his four years in Washington, to be an honest, hard-working and accessible representative of the people. There are many reasons to vote for Chris over Sam Caligiuri, but due to space constraints, here are just two of them.

Chris has issued two "Buy American" bills that would encourage the federal government to purchase from companies that manufacture domestically to create jobs in the U.S., and not overseas. This is a bi-partisan issue and Chris is working with a Republican congressman to get these bills passed. Sam Caliguiri opposes these bills.

Sam Caliguiri claims to be in favor of reducing the deficit, yet he would vote to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of wage earners. The extension of these tax cuts will increase the national debt by trillions over time and we still see today how well the "trickle down effect" has helped average workers since these tax cuts were enacted.

Chris Murphy will let the temporary tax cuts, for the wealthiest 2 percent only, expire as originally planned.

Chris Murphy's plans will create jobs and reduce the deficit while Sam Caligiuri's policies will bring us back to the days of George W. Bush. To me it is a clear choice and I urge you to vote for Congressman Chris Murphy on Election Day.